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Beautiful Lure: A Modern Tale of Painted Skin

Beautiful Lure: A Modern Tale of Painted Skin

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RomanceDrama

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With both beauty and wit, Maiko looks for a man who suits her. One night, she finds Taro, a candidate for the prime minister. Everything goes well as she plans, but he finds out she's actually a "youma" who destroys the country. What's their destiny?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

14 May 2021

Country

Japan

Cast

Nao Hasegawa

Nao Hasegawa

Maiko Yamamoto

Ryoma Ichihara

Ryoma Ichihara

Taro Shiomura

Yoshimi Ashikawa

Yoshimi Ashikawa

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Miho Yabe

Miho Yabe

Ryota Nakanishi

Ryota Nakanishi

David Ito

David Ito

Yoshiko Sengen

Yoshiko Sengen

Aya Sugimoto

Aya Sugimoto

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

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